Don't pickup white/gray items. They aren't worth the time it takes to manage them.
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bwarnerMay 16 '12 at 19:53

You wouldn't suggest picking them up and filling my bags with them until my bags are 75% full, leaving the rest of the space for the rarer items, and then selling it all once I get back to town?
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JohnMay 16 '12 at 19:55

They really sell for like 5 gold each. If you put the time spent picking them up and going back to town to sell them into killing things, you'd probably end up with more gold.
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bwarnerMay 16 '12 at 19:56

@bwarner True. However, when clicking for the gold, I always end up accidentally picking up the items even though I don't really click on them; is there a trick to it?
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JohnMay 16 '12 at 19:59

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@John Well, there's nothing stopping you from just letting it stay in your inventory until you need the space. Then purge white/grey items and continue.
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Raven Dreamer♦May 16 '12 at 20:14

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No, like its predecessors you can not increase your carrying capacity. However items take significantly less space in Diablo 3 over Diablo 2 (however more space than WoW), allowing you to carry a surprisingly large amount of items.

You can store items in your Stash however, which can be upgraded in size.

You can teleport back to town at almost any time you want, and unlimited times. So if your bags ever fill up just go back to town, empty them, and then jump back in right where you left off. Full bags should never be a problem.

While it's not possible to increase your pack size, all items take up space. Even those in their dedicated storage containers. I.e - Blacksmithing materials. Try storing this stuff in your stash until you need to use it.